Simviation Forum - Favorite Spitfire?

Reply #30 - Jun 1^st, 2004 at 1:04pm

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Am I the only one who likes the MkI best?

With the "straight" canopy and the two bladed wooden prop, right?

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Reply #31 - Jun 2^nd, 2004 at 1:26pm

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Not quite. The Mk1a. With the bubble canopy and three bladed prop. And 8 .303 machine guns.

Although, having said that, the prototype did look kinda cool.

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Reply #32 - Jun 7^th, 2004 at 10:39am

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I've never been crazy about the Spitfire as the fuselage has always been rather lacking. But the Tropical MkV version has always put the finishing look on a technically great aircraft.

Now to get in a anti-marmalade bunker... Shocked

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Reply #33 - Jun 7^th, 2004 at 2:50pm

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I've never been crazy about the Spitfire as the fuselage has always been rather lacking. But the Tropical MkV version has always put the finishing look on a technically great aircraft.

From a modelling point of view the Trop MkV makes a very nice subject but in real live the large Vokes filter degraded the performance quite badly and a smaller filter was devised to replace it on later models.

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Reply #34 - Jun 7^th, 2004 at 3:07pm

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From a GAMING point of view, I prefer the Spit V. From a LOOKS point of view, the Mk.22 is my favorite.

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Reply #35 - Jun 21^st, 2004 at 1:40pm

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What about the XI's? My vote goes to the Spitfire XI's of the USAAF's 8th AF Photo-Recon.

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Reply #36 - Jun 26^th, 2004 at 6:45pm

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my favorite is probably the Mk.XIVe.
hopefully I'll get to see some soon, because sometime this I'm going to get my my parents to take me Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH, it's only a few hours from here. it's also the sight of the only XB-70 Valkyrie and the space shuttle Enterprise, among other things.

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Reply #37 - Jun 28^th, 2004 at 3:22pm

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my favorite is probably the Mk.XIVe.

Good man

The MkXIV is simply the finest Spitfire ever built. Wink

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Reply #38 - Jun 28^th, 2004 at 4:04pm

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Spitfire GT6+ - biggest engine factory-fit into the Spitfire.

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Reply #39 - Jul 21^st, 2004 at 2:27pm

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Aren't two seater Spits included?

Grin

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Reply #40 - Aug 18^th, 2004 at 8:48am

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THEY ALL ROCK

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Reply #41 - Dec 21^st, 2004 at 7:40pm

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To add to the thread..........
All the MkVIII's were fitted with standard "C" wings, no evidence of "E" or others. So I assume 20mm cannon were fitted.
Any/ all the Merlins were "classics"

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Reply #42 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 2:16am

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CHECK THIS OUT Shocked

http://www.warbirdalley.com/fly.htm

As for me...the MK IX is my fav. My granfather flew them and I love them. I have a great Occidental model I did in Johnny Johnson's markings..........
now if I could only figure out how to post pics...... Angry

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Reply #43 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 5:32am

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Occidental model I did in Johnny Johnson's markings..........
now if I could only figure out how to post pics...... Angry

I never could get on with the Occidental kit, nose profile looks like a PR XI. I do like the Hasegawa Spit IX in 1/48 scale but I guess that too has its faults.
I'd love to see a pic however so if you follow the instructions in this link you should be able to post a pic.
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=...

« Last Edit: Jan 19^th, 2005 at 5:15am by HawkerTempest5 »

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Reply #44 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 12:45pm

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So Tempest, you should then know how mant times my occidental almost took a test flight across the room!!!! Grin

I did a bit of modifying, and added a true details cockpit kit in which I put 53 hours into. It is the first time I have re-positioned flaps, ect. I am going to try to put it in.
Letss keep the fingers, (and rudders...hehehe) crossed.

Cheers Brent

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